Eric Svejda lifted M2 Northern Illinois University to a 7-1 victory with a hat trick against M2 Illinois State University.

M2 Northern Illinois University's Jacob Leon was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 38 saves and let only one puck past him. The solid play of Leon will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.5.

M2 Northern Illinois University excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in 14 chances. M2 Northern Illinois University kept M2 Illinois State University's goalie busy throughout the game, and Cory Wasilewski made 38 saves on 45 shots. M2 Northern Illinois University could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 34 minutes in penalties during the game.

M2 Northern Illinois University also had goals scored by Nick Leon, who had two and Patrick Wrobel and Erik Gavert, who scored one goal each. More assists for M2 Northern Illinois University came via Justin Rucinski, who had three, Holden Carkner, Billy Petersen, and Anthony Ricciardi, who contributed one each, and Troy Heurlin and David Madrigal, who each chipped in two.

M2 Illinois State University could not produce up to its normal offensive output. M2 Illinois State University puts an average of 3.8 pucks into the net per game. M2 Illinois State University forced M2 Northern Illinois University goalie Leon to work between the pipes, taking 39 shots. M2 Illinois State University was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 16 penalty minutes.

M2 Illinois State University was led by Anthony Salerno, who scored the team's only goal. Salerno scored 2:11 into the second period to make the score 3-1 M2 Northern Illinois University. Nick Wayne assisted on the tally.

M2 Northern Illinois University registered two goals on six power play opportunities.